COBRA

Outsourcing your COBRA administration can reduce risk for your company and minimize paperwork for your HR team, but finding the right administrator may seem overwhelming. Here are the five considerations to keep in mind during your COBRA administrator evaluation process....

President Biden signed legislation ending the COVID-19 National Emergency on April 10, 2023. The IRS and Department of Labor (DOL), however, have indicated informally that there is no change to the Outbreak Period set forth in the FAQs issued by...

COBRA health insurance gives your qualified beneficiaries the opportunity to continue to be enrolled in the same health coverage they were enrolled in when the qualifying event interrupted their coverage. But not every employer is required to offer temporary health...

COBRA coverage is a sound health coverage option for your employees (and their dependents) when they experience a qualifying event. But it’s an expensive one, for both you and them. COBRA participants pay 100% of the cost of COBRA, and...

When you work in human resources, multi-tasking isn’t just part of the job. It is the job! Human resources professionals are skilled leaders in a number of areas within a business, including benefits administration, employee training, development, relations, recruitment, and...

COBRA can provide important health insurance security when you’ve experienced job loss or another qualifying event. And election of COBRA can affect your ability to use the reimbursement accounts in which you were participating prior to your COBRA eligibility. In...

COBRA compliance experience is crucial. How good of a handle do you have on COBRA’s many rules and regulations?  It’s not easy fulfilling all COBRA compliance obligations and requirements. This was particularly true during the last two years, when the...

When it comes to COBRA administration, the terms, deadlines and steps for offering and administering COBRA are specific and time-consuming. That’s why about half of all human resources professionals say their companies outsource some or all of their COBRA administration...

The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021 included a 100 percent COBRA subsidy for workers who were involuntarily terminated or experienced a reduction in hours to continue their employer health insurance coverage under COBRA. The subsidy is effective April...

The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021 included a 100 percent COBRA subsidy for workers who have been involuntarily terminated or experienced a reduction in hours. The subsidy is effective April 1, 2021 through September 30, 2021. ARPA was...